What if…

AUTHOR(S)

Davis, Riccardo A.

PUB. DATE

June 2005

SOURCE

Accounting Technology;Jun2005, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p37

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports that accountants are performing business analysis using assumptions based on key financial drivers to aide them in achieving their clients' business goals. A wave of new analytical tools has hit the market in the last two years. Many enable accounting professionals to perform what-if calculations that show how changes in any one financial measurement can impact the rest of the business. Many are also linked to benchmarking statistics to enable business owners to compare themselves to similar operations. INSET: Helping Build Vendor Databases?.